CA Innocence Project

Exciting News 📰 The newly renamed California Western Innocence and Justice Clinic, formerly known as California Innocence Project (eff. June 1), is offering its first-ever summer session innocence clinic! Read more: cwsl.edu/news/campus/cw… #CaliforniaWestern #CWSL #XONR8

Read the success stories now in Campus News: cwsl.edu/news/campus/ca… #CWSL #Innocence #CaliforniaWestern

Spring in Review 📌 @CWSL_News 's partnership with California Innocence Advocates has been a successful one. California Western students aided in several victories, with more to come with the launch of the first ever summer innocence clinic!

cwsl.edu/news/campus/cw… #CWSL #CaliforniaWestern #Innocence #LegalLeaders

Breaking News 📰 Today, California Innocence Advocates (Cal-IA) and California Western’s Innocence Clinic have secured a resentencing and release for their client, Wesner Charles, Jr. Read more in Campus News:

Please see California Western's announcement about the California Innocence Project: cwsl.edu/news/campus/ca…

BREAKING: Jabar Walker was just exonerated in New York City after 25 years of wrongful conviction for a double homicide he did not commit. innocenceproject.org/jabar-walker-e…

Read more about his case here: cwsl.edu/news/campus/ca… @CWSL_News

Today, after 23 years, in light of new evidence, Judge Peter K. Kubota declared that Shawn Schweitzer and his family had suffered a “manifest injustice,” allowed Shawn to withdraw his plea, and vacated his wrongful conviction. #XONR8

“I have many people to thank for their guidance and mentorship that led to this appointment. Particularly, I want to thank Justin Brooks, Alex Simpson, Jan Stiglitz, and Bobbie Thyfault.” #FridayFeeling

“Words cannot describe how honored I am to receive this appointment. I have loved giving back to the community through my work at the California Innocence Project and look forward to giving back in my home county in this capacity,” said Alissa Bjerkhoel.

Please join us in congratulating #freedomfigher Alissa Bjerkhoel on her appointment to Nevada County Superior Court Judge! From all of us at NCIP, way to go, Alissa!

I could not be prouder! Watching Alissa go from an amazing law student to an amazing lawyer has been one of the great joys of my life. Now, she will be an amazing jurist! Please join me in congratulating her!

If you’re attending CWSL’s Alumni Weekend, make sure to stop by our office! You will have a chance to meet CIP’s interim director, dedicated staff, and brilliant clinic students who will share a bit about their experience in working to get the innocent out of prison! ⚖️ #XONR8

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As the definitive resource tracking the scope of #wrongfulconvictions in the U.S., @exonerationlist last week passed a sobering milestone -- more than 30,000 total years lost to #wrongfulimprisonment among the nearly 3,400 cases documented in our registry. #WrongfulConvictionDay

Mass Incarceration fuels wrongful conviction and costs us all. #WrongfulConvictionDay

#WrongfulConvictionDay is an effort of the @InnocenceNtwrk an affiliation of 70+ organizations dedicated to providing free legal & investigative services to innocent people, working to redress the causes of wrongful convictions, and supporting the exonerated once they are freed.

Today is the 10th annual #WrongfulConvictionDay—a day to raise awareness of the causes and remedies of wrongful conviction and to recognize the tremendous personal, social, and emotional costs of wrongful conviction for innocent people and their families.

How many innocent people are in prison? How do wrongful convictions happen? This #WrongfulConvictionDay, commit to learning more about the issue and contributing factors. Visit wrongfulconvictionday.org to learn more and get involved.